Aired: 1/5/1999
Ian Hislop travels from Kolkata, the former capital of the British Raj and present seat of the Marxist government of West Bengal, to Rajasthan.
Aired: 1/12/1999
Michael Portillo explores his roots in a trek across the railway networks of Spain.
Aired: 1/19/1999
Fergal Keane travels through Japan and receives earthquake training and etiquette lessons.
Aired: 1/26/1999
Rick Stein crosses Mexico from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.
Aired: 2/2/1999
Nick Hancock crosses Cuba, battling hurricanes as well as the crumbling infrastructure.
Aired: 2/9/1999
Hollywood star Danny Glover rides the oldest line in Africa, the Bamako Express.
Aired: 4/6/1999
Stephen Tompkinson relives the days of colonial train travel as a pampered passenger on the Eastern and Oriental Express.